Meningitis case reported at Wilson Middle School

10:34 AM,
Mar. 12, 2013

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THE STAR PRESS

MUNCIE -- Wilson Middle School parents and students were notified this week of a case of meningitis diagnosed in a student at the school.

It's not an outbreak, however, since it's just one case, according to Nancy Wagner, a nurse with the Delaware County Health Department, which let Muncie Community Schools officials know about diagnosis and collaborated on a letter to send to parents.

Though the strain in question -- neisseria meningitis -- is a fast, aggressive one that can result in a high fever, vomiting, rash and confusion, and can be fatal, the risk of transmitting it is less than people ...